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Mercury in freshwater fish and clams from the Cerro Prieto geothermal field of Baja California, México

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  1. Instituto de Investigaciones Oceanológicas, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, P.O. Box 453, Ensenada, Baja California, Mexíco

    Efraín A. Gutiérrez-Galindo, Gilberto Flores Muñoz & Alejandro Aguilar Flores

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Gutiérrez-Galindo, E.A., Muñoz, G.F. & Flores, A.A. Mercury in freshwater fish and clams from the Cerro Prieto geothermal field of Baja California, México. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 41, 201–207 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01705431

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